Fawkes

by Nadine Brandes

Thomas Fawkes is turning to stone, and the only cure to the Stone Plague is to join his father?s plot to assassinate the king of England.
Silent wars leave the most carnage. The wars that are never declared, but are carried out in dark alleys with masks and hidden knives. Wars where color power alters the natural rhythm of 17th century London. And when the king calls for pe Thomas Fawkes is turning to stone, and the only cure to the Stone Plague is to join his father?s plot to assassin...

Fawkes Reviews

Jill WilliamsonFeb 21, 2018

I loved it. This is a brilliant book that fulfills every expectation. Brandes turns 17th century London into a magical place. I was captivated by the allegory of her magic system and how she blended that fantasy with history. I highly recommend this gripping and beautifully crafted boo...

ElizabethAug 12, 2018

Another DNF...
The story's not strong here. The idea of wielding magic with colours controlled by a face mask is not really an interesting one to me strangely enough. It seems limiting but at the same time not... the rules aren't defined and everything is rather vague. And the Guy F...

Cindy ✩☽ Savage Queen ♔Jan 25, 2018

Just got approved for this on NetGalley!
...

Mary WeberFeb 14, 2018

Fantastic. ...

RoobieMar 01, 2018

?4 stars?
There has always been fear. There will always be fear. It's up to us to stand tall, even when the fear demands we bow to it.
I reeeeeally enjoyed this!
It was a tiny bit slow at times and I didn't really care for Thomas (he was kinda selfish and whiny) but I l...

C.G. DrewsJul 01, 2018

I'm always here for a good bit o' dark magic and assassination plots, so I was really excited to read Fawkes! I also know like NOTHING about the original Guy Fawkes, so this reimagining of London with Guy Fawkes' son as the narrator, and add in a bit of a devastating stone plague and a...

Lindsey (Books for Christian Girls)Jul 22, 2018

About this book:
?Thomas Fawkes is turning to stone, and the only cure to the Stone Plague is to join his father?s plot to assassinate the king of England.
Silent wars leave the most carnage. The wars that are never declared, but are carried out in dark alleys with masks and h...

CarolynSep 17, 2018

I love the gorgeous cover and liked the sound of this book but unfortunately it didn't live up to expectations. Based on the story of Guy Fawkes, Nadine Brandes retold the gunpowder plot in a magical version of England. Unfortunately I never got a clear idea of the system of magic or m...

Katie GraceNov 15, 2017

If you think the cover is epic, just wait until you read the book. SO GOOD. ...

HaydenJul 11, 2018

Originally, Fawkes was not a book I thought I would be interested in reading. Though historical fantasy sounds good to me in theory, it's always been hard for me to get past the meddling in history that the genre requires. However, in more recent years (and strangely enough, the more I...

Kelly BrigidJul 21, 2018

?Not a single day has been promised to me. Do not deny me this moment.?
Firstly, I need to express my admiration for the stunning cover. I?m an absolute cover-judger and I must say that the art work is so alluring! It is what first drew me towards this book, and the synopsis...

Nadine BrandesNov 13, 2017

ARE
YOU
READY?
(Okay can we take a minute to talk about how Goodreads has a "read", "to read", and "currently reading" option...but what about "wrote"? Because just clicking "I read this book" doesn't really capture what me and this book truly went through.)
*added later*
Pe...

Ivana - Diary of DifferenceJul 09, 2018

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Fawkes by Nadine Brandes is one of those books that draws you into a world, enlightens you with its magic, and then sends you back to reality, so you can enlighten others while you glow.
Nadine used the history of Guy Fawkes a...

CesarAug 07, 2018

2.75 stars.
Historical fiction has always fascinated me in the sense that I am reading a story that takes place hundreds of years ago. I get to read about how people lived back then, important historical dates and figures, as well as learning something new.
Add in elements of fa...

AtlasMay 17, 2018

Safety is an illusion, Thomas Fawkes
* * *
3 / 5
I loved the premise of Fawkes: historical British fiction with a fantasy element. Thomas Fawkes is the (invented?) son of Guy Fawkes but added into this classic story of gunpowder and treason and plot is a really innovative magic ...

JaneNov 13, 2017

Fawkes is a Historical Fantasy retelling of the Gunpowder Plot, from the perspective of Thomas--Guy Fawkes' teenage son. It follows his struggles and journey as he becomes part of this plot to kill the king and rid England of the terrible Stone Plague. The very plague that Thomas himse...

SarahNov 14, 2018

A parallel England, 1604
Thomas Fawkes is embarrassed. He?s sixteen now, the only student at St. Peter?s Color Academy in York who hasn?t been given his own mask and can?t speak to any color. (I?ll explain to the best of my ability, something the book itself neglects to do)....

ElainaJan 29, 2019

~3.5 stars~
This one was a lot different than I was expecting...I liked Nadine's writing and the narrator's voice was great! (Always enjoy accents :P lol) Idk, just some things felt weird to me...like the white light. I did not know if it was supposed to be good or bad and it was a ...

Serethiel ☽ ✨Nov 13, 2017

5 stars
// f a w k e s
OH. MY. WORRRRD. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.
THIS WAS SO FREAKIN' AMAZING, YOU GUYSSS. <333
Thomas was so relatable; Emma was fantabulous. The worldbuilding was wonderfully immersive. The story was just SO masterfully written, so fantastically told... THE AL...

m a r y l i zAug 08, 2018

WHAT. JUST. HAPPENED.
I'm going to need time to recover, my friends. Just . . . my mind is blown.
L I K E S:
- The characters were kind of phenomenal. It's been a long time since I've read about characters who completely stole my heart. THEY WERE AMAZING. I expected to dislike...

Iryna *Book and Sword*Jul 03, 2018

2/5 stars
Sadly this is a DNF for me.
It boggles my mind how a book that supposedly has everything I love in books ended up being the book that I didn't love.
Historical fiction? - check!
Beautiful cover? - check!
Magic woven into history? - check!
YA book that doesn't h...

JonathanTAug 27, 2018

This book is a perfect example of why I ABSOLUTELY LOVE historical fantasy when it?s done well?it?s grounded in facts but leaves plenty of room to be wildly imaginative. And wildly imaginative is exactly what this book is! Even as someone who doesn?t typically read about magic,...

Allison TeboFeb 05, 2019

Two stars . . . barely. ...

R.F. GammonFeb 14, 2018

Okay, so first of all, a MASSIVE thank you to Netgalley for giving me an ARC of this book!!!!!
Now let's talk review.
Wow! I read the Out of Time series not long before blasting through Fawkes, and while they're both very different (and I think that in general I liked OoT a litt...

anikaSep 05, 2018

Before reading this book, I had never read anything by Nadine Brandes. I literally only bought the book because of the hype, the good reviews, and the cover (IT'S A GREAT COVER BTW). Thomas was such a relatable character, and I loved that as his views shifted and changed over the book ...

AbigailJan 28, 2019

Oh my word, why did it take me so long to finish this masterpiece?!? This book was so good and had me till the very end. The characters, the plot, everything about this book was amazing!!!
White Light honestly was probably one of my favorite characters along with Thomas and Emma. W...

lisa elisOct 17, 2018

Oh wow Nadine Brandes DELIVERS AGAIN and I'm an eternal fan ? This book is set in autumn/winter so HEY YOU ALL PERFECT TIME TO GO READ IT!!
I started reading and the first third of the book was kinda slow?? So slow that I let off a third way through for TWO MONTHS basically. Unti...

NasomNov 20, 2018

Full Review
This was surprising good for historical fiction
When I started this, I didn't even know it was inspired by true events but as they kept mentioning people that I've heard of (King James, Martin Luther) I had a feeling the story was a metaphor!
What I liked
- ...

Addy S.Jan 22, 2019

Ah, but you have something they don't.
And what's that?
Something worth fighting for.
Wow. THIS BOOK. Ever since reading the A Time to Die trilogy by Nadine, I just knew I had to get my hands on Fawkes! Her writing is p h e n o m e n a l, and the whole storyline of this one ca...

Nicki ChapelwayAug 29, 2018

This book. This book was so good. It has me at a loss for words.
This isn't my usual genre. I don't tend to really like to read fictional historical novels having to do with actual people from history, but I've been branching out lately. And the books that I have read have all been ...

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About the author

Nadine Brandes

Nadine once spent four days as a sea cook in the name of book research.She's the author of FAWKES and of the award-winning The Out of Time Series. Her inner fangirl perks up at themention of soul-talk,Quidditch, bookstagram, and Oreos. When she's not busy writing novels about bold living, she'sadventuring through Middle Earthor taste-testing a new chai. Nadine and her Auror husband are building a Tiny House on wheels. Currentmission:paint the world in shalom.